Engineering Manager - Ground Engineering (Sizewell C) in Ipswich

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Main Responsibilities

• Manage the technical aspects of ground engineering projects from tender through to execution.
• Lead the coordination and review of design activities in line with ISO procedures, Eurocodes, DMRB, CDM, and HSEQ standards.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership to project teams to meet programme, cost, quality, and safety objectives.
• Drive the development and implementation of innovative, cost‑effective engineering solutions to address complex technical challenges.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

• Work closely with UK and international teams to promote VSL’s technical capability and best practices.
• Participate in technical reviews and actively contribute to value engineering during tender and delivery phases.
• Support knowledge‑sharing initiatives and the continuous improvement of technical processes and standards.

Team Coordination & Development

• Coordinate and support technical engineers and draftspersons within the UK project team.
• Collaborate with VSL International Technical Centres and external partners to ensure consistency and technical excellence.
• Take ownership of defined technical work packages, ensuring appropriate governance, quality control, and risk management.

Technical Communication & Representation

• Prepare and review technical documentation, reports, case studies, and technical input for bids and marketing materials.
• Represent VSL in technical discussions with clients, designers, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of technical capability within the business and support succession planning.

Education

• Degree or Master’s in Geotechnical, Civil, or Structural Engineering (or a related discipline).
• Chartered Engineer status (MICE, MIStructE, or equivalent), or working towards chartership.

Experience

• Significant post‑graduate experience gained within a contractor or consultancy environment, ideally in ground engineering or complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience managing or coordinating technical delivery across multiple work packages.
• Strong working knowledge of Eurocodes, DMRB, CDM, and HSEQ requirements.
• Experience using geotechnical and/or structural design software (e.g. Plaxis, Frew, Wallap, SAFE, SAP2000) and standard engineering tools.
• Experience on major infrastructure or regulated projects is advantageous.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Proactive, solution‑focused mindset with high attention to detail.
• Ability to balance rigour with practical delivery requirements.
• Legal right to work in the UK.
• Willingness to be based in Ipswich at the Sizewell C site office.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home‑grown energy. Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future. EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Nuclear power is the most reliable, low‑carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low‑carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education. We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas. It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more. Our industry has a mind‑boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing. We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.